Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 1994, 1:57 PM EDT for Baldwin County, Jasper County, Putnam County, Georgia. It was in force for 63 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 1994, 1:57 PM EDT (17:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 1994, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Baldwin County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Putnam County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 80 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 601 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KMCN 241800 RRA SVRMCN GAC009-159-237-241900- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 157 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MACON GA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL GEORGIA ...BALDWIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ...JASPER COUNTY...PUTNAM COUNTY WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED A WELL DEFINED LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS RAPIDLY APPROACHING THESE COUNTIES. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS INCLUDING MILLEDGEVILLE...HADDOCK AND EASTONTON OVER THE NEXT HOUR. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PERSONS IN THE ABOVE COUNTIES SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IMMEDIATELY... THIS LINE OF STORMS HAS PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES IN ADJACENT COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. JCP &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 1:02 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-241900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 1 PM EDT FRIN JUN 24 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST ALL COUNTIES NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 8 PM... ...THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF UNION AND TOWNS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE WATCH... AT 1255 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OUT OF ALABAMA INTO WEST GEORGIA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN STORE FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SO KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY AND MOVE INDOORS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE APPROACHING. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 1:39 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>093-102>104-ALZ048-241940- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR MOVEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 139 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 8OO PM EDT... AT 137 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CUSSETA TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTEZUMA. THIS AREA OF STORMS WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 1:39 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>093-102>104-ALZ048-241940- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 139 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 8OO PM EDT... AT 137 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CUSSETA TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTEZUMA. THIS AREA OF STORMS WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AT 15 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAThCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 1:45 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>093-102>104-ALZ048-241940- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR MOVEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 139 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 8OO PM EDT... AT 137 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CUSSETA TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTEZUMA. THIS AREA OF STORMS WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 20 zMPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 1:56 PM EDT, 1 minute before
GAZ120>127-129-142>147-242000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 156 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 1994 ... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 456 IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 800 PM EDT... AT 152 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN COLUMBUS INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER RANDOLPH COUNTY AND NORTHERN LOWNDES COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 1:56 PM EDT, 1 minute before
GAZ120>127-129-142>147-242000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 156 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 1994 ... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 456 IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 800 PM EDT... AT 152 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN COLUMBUS INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER RANDOLPH COUNTY AND NORTHERN LOWNDES COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. ERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. &
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe | 63 min |
| Jun 24, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Upson | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jones | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 65 min |
| Jun 24, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan | 65 min |
| Jun 24, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Warren | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 41 min |
| Jun 24, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Burke | 62 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.